Tower Quarry — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted EE was assisting with cleaning out the jaw crusher. Pulling up buckets of rock caused some pain in EE's left elbow. EE was taken to OMP for evaluation and placed on work restrictions.
07/27/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was trying to move a larger rock with the loader. The rock slid out of the bucket causing the back end of the loader to slam down, jarring the operator. The employee was taken to OMP for eval...
07/10/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was driving a pit 60 Ton Euclid from the jaw back to the pit empty. EE blacked out, due to personal medical reasons, and drove through a berm & off a 20 foot descent and wreck injuring face and le...
06/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Welder was salvaging parts off old Scale. Stepped on I-beam. Employee was located 16-18 inches off the ground, and employee stepped on I-beam, lost footing and fell cutting top of left hand and fractu...
11/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE stepped to the ground when getting out of the crane and sprained his ankle.
06/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While operating the haul truck, ee was jolted when a load from the loader bucket was dumped into the truck resulting in head and neck pain.
04/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Changing a drill steel on a drill. Caught his hand between th edrill steel and the drill steel rack, causing an abrasion to his left hand.
12/22/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pushing a pin into a cylinder fitting with a hydraulic jack, when the jack slipped off the pin and struck him on the chin causing a laceration requiring sutures.
11/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Picked up a rock in the roadway and strained his back.
02/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Victim was helping unroll a tarp on a truck. He lost his footing and fell to the ground resulting in a back strain.
10/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted stepped off of a d8 dozer and felt a sharp pain in his back resulting in a strained back muscle.
06/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted STEPPING DOWN FROM A LOADER & HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE WET HANDRAIL CAUSING HIS ARM TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL & THE HOOD OF THE LOADER. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.
05/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted BENDING OVER TO LIFT TOOLS OFF OF PARTS TRUCK & STRAINED GROIN AREA.
11/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS STEERING A TRUCK THAT WAS BEING PUSHED BY A LOADER. BED OF THE TRUCK SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER BUCKET JARRING THE EE INSIDE THE CAB CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.
09/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CARRYING 2 FIVE-GALLON BUCKETS OF USED OIL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
08/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None VICTIM WAS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAB OF A LOADER. HE WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. AS HE WAS RAISING HIMSELF UP ON ONE HAND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM STRIKING A SHARP EDGE ON THE DOOR FRA...
04/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted USING A PRYBAR TO PRY ON A MOTOR. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED OFF THE MOTOR CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD BEHIND HIS EAR REQUI...
02/18/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BENT OVER UNDER A 6"" IBEAM TO TURN ON A WATER VALVE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE STEEL IBEAM CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP REQUIRING SUTURES.
10/04/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost VICTIM WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER TO CLEAN A LOADER. HE HIT HIS FOOT WITH THE WAND AND THE STREAM OF WATER WENT THROUGH A SEAM IN HIS BOOT AND STRUCK HIS FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGH T FOOT.
08/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None VICTIM WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE BOLTS & NUTS FROM A SCREEN DECK, ABOUT 7' HIGH. ONE OF THE NUTS DROPPED AND HIT THE VICTIM IN THE MOUTH, CAUSING A BUSTED LIP AND LOOSENED BRIDGEWORK INHIS MOUTH (...
08/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted VICTIM WAS USING A SHOVEL TO REMOVE LOOSE MATERIAL IN THE SCREENING AREA WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
04/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None VICTIM WAS CLEANING A SECTION OF A DOZER CUTTING EDGE. HE TURNED IT OVER AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE EDGEAND ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRIN G SUTUR...
03/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None VICTIM WAS REMOVING A COUPLING FROM A PIECE OF 3INCH CONDUIT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF CONDUIT ROLLED ONTO HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRINGSUTURES.
10/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE TRIPPED ON HIS LOOSE SHOE SOLE & FELL BETWEENHIS STOCKPILE TRUCK & A CATWALK CAUSING A BRUISED LEG. HE WAS TAKING MEDICATION FOR 2 DAYS WHICHPREVENTED HIM FROM WORKING
02/16/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A ROCK FELL OFF OF TRUCK AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE MOUTH REQUIRING SUTURES TO HIS LIP.